While it’s been some great months breathing “healthy” air through face masks, it only takes looking skyward to see those days are over.
Bangkok yesterday at noon saw its worst air quality since late April, according to tracking indices. That’s likely a sign of days to come, as year’s end means the return of seasonal air pollution that’s been acute for the past three years.
The smog has been building for the past month, with more days leaving “healthy” territory, according to pollution data. That came after about four months of quality breathing that began in June, according to our daily sampling of data from IQ Air recorded mid-day since Jan. 1.
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